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Malaysia plans comprehensive amendments to the Tabung Haji Act 1995 to tighten financial reporting and governance standards, responding to a Royal Commission of Inquiry report on institutional management from 2014 to 2020.
The MACC has conducted an extensive interrogation session lasting more than six hours with a former Tabung Haji financial executive, focusing on alleged misconduct related to a RM370 million investment in plantation company shares.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has released the complete Tabung Haji Royal Commission of Inquiry report without censorship, enabling full public scrutiny of findings covering 2014-2020 operations and management failures.
A Royal Commission of Inquiry has concluded that Tabung Haji's declaration of RM2.75 billion in hibah distributions for 2017 exceeded the fund's financial capacity and contributed to its crisis.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is expanding its investigation into Retirement Fund Incorporated transactions by seeking assistance from Dubai, Singapore and Indonesia authorities through formal mutual legal assistance procedures.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has disclosed that the Royal Commission of Inquiry report on Tabung Haji remains confidential to prevent public alarm and destabilising withdrawal demands, prioritising financial stability.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has questioned 10 witnesses from KWAP and the Finance Ministry regarding a RM200 million investment in Indonesian aquaculture firm eFishery.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has begun investigating the Retirement Fund Inc's substantial RM200 million loss linked to an investment in Indonesian aquaculture technology startup eFishery.
Malaysia's Parliament has passed two major bills—the National Trust Fund (KWAN) 2026 and Statistics 2026—designed to reinforce long-term financial reserves and establish comprehensive modern legal frameworks for data collection and governance.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has declared the government will take no position of compromise regarding any potential corruption or fraud in KWAP's investment in eFishery, an aquaculture technology start-up, while calling for a comprehensive MACC investigation.
Malaysia's Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee has not yet decided whether to formally investigate an alleged RM200 million fraud involving the national pension fund's investment in Indonesian aquaculture startup eFishery.